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Slow Zone Prevention & Signal Work on Loop Elevated Continues

October 16, 2008

Brown, Green, Orange and Pink Line Trains Rerouted Through Loop

The CTA is performing slow zone prevention work this week on the Loop elevated tracks. Crews are replacing track and rail ties, and installing a new signal and train control system at the Loop junction of Van Buren/Wabash (Tower 12) and Lake/Wells (Tower 18). The new systems will help to improve the reliability of service by regulating train movement, speed and intervals.

The most intense work is scheduled on the Lake Street and Wabash Avenue tracks on weekends resulting in reroutes for Brown, Orange, Pink and Green Line trains, with some work scheduled on select weeknights. The work for this phase of the project on the elevated lines is scheduled to continue through Thanksgiving 2008.

WEEKNIGHT REROUTES

In preparation for the upcoming weekend work, CTA will temporarily reroute trains in the Loop on Wednesday and Thursday nights this week.

Northbound Green Line trains and Brown Line trains will be rerouted in the Loop on Wednesday, October 15 and Thursday, October 16 from 10 p.m. until 4 a.m. the following morning.

Brown Line trains will be rerouted from the outer track to the inner Loop track, and travel clockwise. Entering the Loop, Brown Line trains will make their first stop at Clark/Lake, then State/Lake, Randolph/Wabash, Madison/Wabash, Adams/Wabash, Library, LaSalle/Van Buren, Quincy/Wells and Washington/Wells, then proceed to the Merchandise Mart and resume the normal route.

Northbound Green Line trains will be rerouted from the outer tracks along Wabash and Lake to the inner Loop tracks along Van Buren and Wells. Northbound Green Line trains will make their first stop at Library, then LaSalle/Van Buren, Quincy/Wells and Washington/Wells, then proceed to Clinton and resume the regular route. Southbound Green Line trains and Orange and Pink Line trains will operate normally on the inner track along Lake and Wabash streets.

WEEKEND REROUTE

Beginning at 10 p.m. Friday, October 17 until 4 a.m. Monday, October 20, Brown, Green, Pink and Orange Line trains operating on the elevated structure will be rerouted to the Wells and Van Buren sections of track.

Southbound Brown Line trains entering the Loop from the Merchandise Mart will operate normally on the outer Loop track until they leave Library station. From Library, they will operate as Orange Line trains and travel to Midway Airport.

Orange Line trains from Midway will enter the Loop from Roosevelt and operate on the inner Loop track following their normal route to Washington/Wells. They will then operate as northbound Brown Line trains to Kimball.

Green Line trains from 63rd entering the Loop from Roosevelt will be rerouted to the inner Loop track along Van Buren and Wells. Northbound Green Line trains will make their first stop at Library, then LaSalle/Van Buren, Quincy/Wells and Washington/Wells, then proceed to Clinton and resume the regular route.

Green Line trains from Harlem/Lake will enter the Loop from Clinton and be rerouted to the outer Loop track along Wells and Van Buren. Southbound Green Line trains will make their first stop at Washington/Wells, then Quincy/Wells, LaSalle/Van Buren and Library, then proceed to Roosevelt where they will resume normal southbound service.

Pink Line trains will enter the Loop from Clinton and be rerouted to the outer Loop track. Entering the Loop from Clinton, Pink Line trains will make their first stop at Washington/Wells, then Quincy/Wells, LaSalle/Van Buren and Library, where they will turn and resume normal westbound service on the inner Loop track with the first stop at Library/Van Buren.